Nowadays privacy has become the most important issue for everyone. When we send a photo or video to someone on WhatsApp, many times we want them to see it just once and then it disappears. WhatsApp’s ‘View Once’ feature fulfills this need. This feature automatically deletes the media sent by you after viewing it once.
What is WhatsApp’s ‘View Once’ feature
The ‘View Once’ feature is a privacy-focused feature of WhatsApp that lets you send photos and videos that the receiver can view only once. Once the photo or video is viewed, it automatically disappears from the chat and cannot be viewed again. If you want to send a media file that the receiver cannot save or forward, then this feature is the best option.
Benefits
If you are wondering what benefits you will get by using this feature, let’s understand it in detail:
Better Privacy – The receiver cannot save or forward your sent photos or videos.
Automatic Deletion – The media file gets deleted automatically after viewing it once, keeping the chat clean.
Safe Personal Sharing – If you want to send any sensitive or personal photo or video, then this feature is perfect for you.
Less Storage Usage – Since the media file gets deleted automatically, it does not put much load on the phone’s storage.
How to use ‘View Once’ feature on WhatsApp
1. Open WhatsApp chat
First open the chat of the person to whom you want to send a photo or video.
2. Select media
Open the camera or select the photo or video from the gallery that you want to send.
3. Tap on the ‘View Once’ icon
After selecting the photo or video, you will see a small icon of 1 (it is next to the message box).
Tap on this icon, this will set your media in View Once mode.
4. Press the send button
Now just press the send button, and your media will go to the receiver.
The receiver will be able to view it only once and after that it will disappear from the chat.
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